Limitations of therapy and a guarded prognosis in an American cohort of Takayasu arteritis patients

K Maksimowicz‐McKinnon, TM Clark… - Arthritis & …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To describe the clinical, laboratory, and radiographic manifestations of Takayasu
arteritis (TA) in a cohort from the US, evaluate the response to interventions, remission and …

Efficacy of tocilizumab in Takayasu arteritis: multicenter retrospective study of 46 patients

A Mekinian, M Resche-Rigon, C Comarmond… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives To assess the efficacy of tocilizumab in patients with Takayasu arteritis (TA).
Methods We conducted a retrospective multicenter study in 46 TA patients treated with …

Tocilizumab for faster and safer remission of Takayasu's arteritis

H Liao, J Du, T Li, L Pan - Therapeutic Advances in Chronic …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose: Takayasu's arteritis (TAK) is a large-vessel vasculitis. Glucocorticoids (GCs)
combined with cyclophosphamide (CTX) is a common treatment option, but their efficacy is …

Sustained inflammation of the aortic wall despite tocilizumab treatment in two cases of Takayasu arteritis

T Xenitidis, M Horger, G Zeh, L Kanz, JC Henes - Rheumatology, 2013 - academic.oup.com
SIR, Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a chronic inflammatory arteritis affecting predominantly the
aorta and its main branches, leading to wall thickening, followed by stenosis [1]. Only half of …

Successful golimumab therapy in four patients with refractory Takayasu's arteritis

R Suematsu, S Tashiro, N Ono, S Koarada… - Modern …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Recent studies suggested that anti-TNF-α biological therapies are effective in treating
Takayasu's arteritis (TA) refractory to conventional immunosuppressive therapy. However …

[PDF][PDF] Case report Rescue treatment with Tocilizumab for Takayasu arteritis resistant to TNF-α blockers

C Salvarani, L Magnani, M Catanoso… - Clin Exp …, 2012 - clinexprheumatol.org
Anti-TNF-α therapy has successfully been used to treat Takayasu arteritis (TA) refractory to
conventional immunosuppressive treatment. However, some patients fail to respond even to …

Outcome assessment in Takayasu arteritis

D Nakagomi, D Jayne - Rheumatology, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Takayasu arteritis (TAK) is a systemic granulomatous large-vessel vasculitis with a
phenotype that overlaps with GCA and defined by the 1993 and 2012 Chapel Hill …

Efficacy and safety of tocilizumab in patients with refractory Takayasu arteritis

YH Lee, GG Song - Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 2017 - ard.bmj.com
We have read with interest the article by Nakaoka and colleagues 1 on the efficacy and
safety of tocilizumab in patients with refractory Takayasu arteritis. The authors have …

JAK inhibitors as promising agents for refractory Takayasu arteritis

R Watanabe - Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 2022 - ard.bmj.com
I read with great interest the article 'Successful remission with tofacitinib in a patient with
refractory Takayasu arteritis complicated by ulcerative colitis' by Kuwabara et al. 1 In this …

Clinical interventions for Takayasu arteritis: A systematic review

RL Pacheco, COC Latorraca… - … Journal of Clinical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a rare systemic vasculitis that affects large vessels
often resistant to treatment and associated with high morbidity and mortality. Treatment is …